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| Ferrari SP1 meets Tsukuba |
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| The special prancing horse gallops through Tokyo |
Some Ferrari fans don't know what is the Ferrari SP1, but for those who didn't know how this car exists, the Ferrari SP1 is a special Ferrari F430 designed for the number one Ferrari enthusiast in Japan and also the chairman of some Ferrari Club in Japan, Mr. Junichiro Hiramatsu. Designed by Leonardo Fioravanti, former Pininfarina chief stylist, this one-off special has some of the characteristics a common Ferrari don't have according to Hiramatsu-san. Only one car exists and it belongs to Junichiro Hiramatsu himself because this is a tailor-made special F430 model that revives the tradition of creating special Ferrari cars for very special clients since 1958, and this special Ferrari was created in 2008.
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| Striking elegance of the SP1 |
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| Beauty in the beast |
We, die-hard Ferrari fans, can't get our own SP1 in real-life (because this is the "only" Ferrari exists and it belongs to a Japanese client), but in Gran Turismo 5, we can sample the first Ferrari from the Special Projects programme, created to meet the demands of very special clients, mostly Ferrari collectors, to create one-of-a-kind Ferrari cars for them. The Ferrari SP1 is listed as a Premium Tier car and it costs 1,500,000 Credits.
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| Blitzing through Fuji Speedway |
Upon getting behind the wheel of Junichiro Hiramatsu's special Ferrari, it felt like this is more like the 430 Scuderia I drove on this game. Upon tuning Mr. Hiramatsu's SP1, it reaches 630HP, weighs 1208kg, and its Performance Points is 589. I'm pretty sure its up to you to decide how to tune your own SP1 in GT5, from the LSD, Suspension, and Brakes. It pays to discover the SP1's true potential on your own perception and your own ideas.
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| Racing through the corners of Suzuka Circuit |
The Ferrari SP1 may be a one-off special, but it's still a Ferrari included in the game. We can't have our own in real life but in GT5, we can. Since this is a Premium Tier car, you can swap its rims and colors and do a Photo Travel with this car. The reason why I pictured this car in Japanese locations such as Suzuka, Fuji Speedway, Tsukuba, Tokyo, and Kyoto, is because to show how Japanese is this Italian one-off special. A fitting take for Mr. Junichiro Hiramatsu's special Ferrari made me jealous to have one of these...